文摘
Six novel Ia3-type cyclopeptide alkaloids (1鈥?b>6) were isolated from stems of Ziziphus apetala. Compound 5 and the known compounds mauritine A (7) and mauritine F (8) were isolated from the roots. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses and chemical methods. The total alkaloids from the roots and the isolated cyclopeptide alkaloids were tested for antidepressant behavior on mice, cytotoxicity, and 11尾-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11尾-HSD) inhibition in vitro. Only mauritine A (7) showed inhibitory activity on 11尾-HSD1, with IC50 values of 52.0 (human) and 31.2 渭g/mL (mouse).